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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-13
Upright piano. Slightly Used.
gew England Organs.

Reduced price. Walter D. Moses &
Co., 914 Main street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-13

Sole agency at Manly b. Ramos a
10 e
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-13
PREJUDICE.

The great increase in tho number Of alarms
neceseitates frequent absence from their places
Of business on the part Of orr runners. Con-
sequenuy they experience difficulty in pro
curing situations whom 10 Is known that they
are members Of the department. The en-
ployers complain, and are preIudiced against
our men on that account, and tho department
II greatly embarrassed by this difficulty. This, |
think, demonstrates that We should be looking
forward 10 tho employment OF permanent
paid force, which l. the only way out Of this
difficulty, and the only means to an efficient
service.
| would urge the importance OF additional
alarm-boxes A large area Of the city Is wholly
without the protection afforded by this branch
OF the service. In many cases the distance
from the Gre 10 the nearest box IL SO great mat
dangerous delay IL made in turaing In the
alarm, and when the apparatus reaches the
box It may yet be distant from the point where
Il Is needed; indeed, may have passed Il
The department ~ sometimes censurod for
delay which results simply from this deficiency
In tue number Of stations. An addition OF
twelve or fifteen boxes would obviate this diff
Gculty and result In prompt aid to the most
remote Gala
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-13

william Knabe & 90. Pianos.
Sole agency at Manly b. Ramos Il
Co.'s.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-13
NEW APPARATUS.

Chief Fuqua also recommends q
truck company in the West End a
light engine Of the fourth size in the
locality of First and jackson streets (;
that steamer No. 2 be overhauled and
held in reserve and a new steamer be
bought and put in its place that a
combination truck and hose-carriage
be bought for Hose Company No. 2 In
place of their present apparatus.
The report also recommends the APP
pointment of three permanent men to
substitute the station-men, so as to
give each station-man at least one day
in eight, or the equivalento of a Sunday off
duty. This, in the opinion of the Chief,
would greatly improve this service, and
would be but justice to the men who
now have to be on duty continuously
and are deprived OF the privilege OF re-
naming with their families even one
hour without fear of a call 10 answer
an alarm. Few persons, he says, re-
alize the nervousness of the duties OF
these men, who are compelled to be at
their posts during all the hours of day
and night, and OF euery day and night. ="
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-13
Emerson piauos-Medium prices.

Sole agency at Manly b. Ramos q
Co.'S.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-13

would call your attention 10 the condition
Of the fre-hydrants Many Of them have been
seriously injured by the continuous use OF
them by the street sprinklers. Ii Is very Sc
rious matter, and causes much delay when
they are left In bad condition. | hope that
some other arrangement may be made which
will prevent the use of the hydrants by the
sprinkiers, and that this part Of the service
win receive the attention which / think 1t de-
seryCg
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-13
Consfder Your gervsrts

Tighten their work by pr3,i4ieg Praa.e
use.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-13

Who IL there that does not kao~ uat o'f
Suits arc cheap. Whether ten dollars or t..I5
the price:
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-13
Virtues of Irish Poplin.

Many leading modistes are impress
ing upon their customers the virtues
possessed by Irish poplin. This fabric
never creases, does not wear shiny, and
is. so to express it, everlasting wear. 1t
can now be purchased in charming
evening tints of peach, almond, Per-
san lilac, tea rose. etc., so that Irish
poplin can be very appropriately worn
for full evening costume or for bridal
gowns, more especially if trimmed with
its very proper accompaniment, the
best of real Irish point lace. In darker
shades poplin is not too dressy for tho
requirements of street wear. being at
the same time as durable as any ma
trial row manufactured, not excepting
the simple, hOmely homespun goods
themselves W. q. TmeS-Demoerat.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-13
PEeoINe AWAY.


on, wen remember the clustering faces,
nm shoemaker's door,
"hen to sound Of his whistle and tap OF his
hammer, so
ne often RECALLED us with bits of his lore,
ing,
summer day:
tell YOU what, lads, there's nothing
worth having,
But what you must get 1t by pegging away.
fou may run the swift race, and be count
And yet You but get there step at a
time;
And up the steep ladder where fame keeps
her laurels,
climb.
The world it is only broad piece of leather
we must shape 1t ourselves to our last AZ
we may, =
And we only can do 1t, my lads, as tell Won.
BY pressing and molding and peggipg
away"
On the years have been long, and the shoe
Adown the dark road we must tourney
alone;
But often think of the wisdom hid under
Ills whimsical jest and his fatherly tone.
And often Pye proved the truth of his saw.
ing, sly
AS misfortune and together still straw.
mat Sll the best gifts the world has to offer
1t only gives those who keep peggine
away,
Birch arnold. in Chicago Advance.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-13
A Contemplate Old Duffer.

Two hard-looking fellows yesterday
accosted business man on Larned
street with request for aims He put
his hand to his ear and quietly re-
piled:
you'll have to speak louder; as ]
am deaf"
One of them yelled the request in his
ear, and he shook his head and said:
perhaps you have an ear-rumpet
with youP l can't make out word
you say"
The one was about to try it over
again, but the other plucked his sleeve
and whlspered;
"Come away, Jack. I struck this
same old man last summer, and he gave
me nickel and made me sign receipt
for twenty-five cents. Let's do straight
business or none at all. P"
The pretended deaf man passed on,
but somehow it didn't seem to him as
if he he was very much ahead. Detroit
Free Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-13
MONKEY INTELLIGENCE.
A Claim That 1t Does Not Display Itself
in n renchant for Mimicry.

A Claim That 1t Does Not Display Itself
in n renchant for Mimicry.
The authority of Scripture q Kings,
x:xxiD warrants the belief that monkeys
formed an article of commerce as much
as twcnly-e ght centuries ago, so that
no lack of time can have prevented us
from studying their habits; yet it would
hardly be an overestimate to say that
nine hundred and ninety mine of thou
sand men persist in the belief that mon
keys have a passion for initiating the
actions of their handed kinsman;
that, for instance, an ape, seeing his
master shave himself, would take the
first opportunity to get hold of razor
and scrapc or cut his own throat. Now,
how could that idea ever survive this
age of geological gardens? Marcus
Aurelius heldlt that the sum of all ethics
was the rule TO "love truth and Justice,
and live without anger, in the midst of
lying and unjust mon.' Yet the occu
patton of monkey-trainer would put
that tolerance to severe test.
With an intelligence surprising
that of the most intelli-
gent dog, monkey combines an ultra
mulish degree of obstinacy, and, rather
than initiate the demonstratve manipu-
lations of the kindest instructor. he will
sham fear, sham lameness, sham heart
disease, and generally wind up by fall
ing down in sham fit of epileptic con-
WILSON'S. l have owned monkeys of at
least twenty different species, and have
never been able to discover the slightest
trace of that supposed penchant for
mimicry. A boy may take off his coat
and turn thousand somersets, Jacko
will watch the phenomenon only with a
view to getting his fingers into the
pockets of the unguarded coat. Lit up
your hand hundred times, Jacko will
witness the proceeding with calm indif-
ference, unless more emphatic repeti-
ton of the mannuvre should make him
duck his head to dodge an anticipated
blow. He has no desire to follow any
human precedents whatever. and the
apparent exceptions from that rule are,
on his part wholly unintentonal
and merely natural result of anatom-
ical analogies. An angry hamadryas
baboon, for instance. will strike the
ground with his fist, not because any
Christian visitors have ever set him
that bal example, but because his tore
fathers have thus for ages vented their
wrath on the rocks of the Nubian high
lands. A capuchn monkey will pick
huckleberries with his fingers, not in
Difference to civilized customs, but be-
cause his fingers are def and long. and
his jaws very short. Nay, that same
capuchin monkey, admitted to seat al
the breakfast table OF punctilious fam.
lily, would be apt TO show his contempt
of court BY sticking his head in the pud.
ding dish. The compulsive methods Of
professional trainers may modify thai
pervecsity, but during recess the re.
deemed four-hander is sure to drop hi:
mask, and, unlike a trained dog. vii
never volunteer the performance of ,
pc ular trick.-Dr feiir L. OSUald, ~
P0pU.ar Sc.eAes Month";,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-13
THE FARM OFFICE.
Why Every Agricultural should Have a
Place for His Books and Papers.

Why Every Agricultural should Havo a
Place for His Books aud Papers.
You need some kind of an ''ollice, "
even if it only amounts to desk space in
one of the family living rooms; in other
words, some quiet corner where you can
place a roll-top desk or the old secre-
tary, and where you will always have
good ink, pens and paper, and other
conveniences for writing OF figuring,
and be sure of finding account and
memorandum books, receipt files and
other papers, just as you ftthem. And
speaking of good ink, in how many
households can good black ink and a de-
cent pen be found? Homeopathic ink,
as thin as some city milk, and a corrod-
ed, spatter-work pen are poor incentives
TO keeping accounts, making memo
randa of observation and bits of ex-
perience, or writing business letters If
there is room to spare in the house, and
you can have 'library," we suggest
that you make that your office; a table
will answer the purpose of desk if it
has drawer or two that can be locked,
though there is nothing quite so con-
venient for a business man as q few
spare pigeon holes" for letters, re-
ceipts, etc. Place your books upon con-
venient shelves-pine shelves stained
with asphaltum and turpentine look
very well-and add to them as you have
means to spare; make rack for your
agricultural periodicals, and see that
no number is missing, as, of course,
you file your papers for future refer
ence; hang few good pictures of fine
stock on the walls and your ''office" is
complete. There will be no excuse then
for trying to carry all the farm &C.
counts and the details of your business
in your head.-0ur Country Home
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-13
A BABY OUT OF BED.

The Trouble Caused by II Young Tiger
who TumbIed Out of Its Cage.
All the bells of village will ring
when child is lost Tigers can ring
no bells, but they have savage affection
enough to make loud music when
one of their children is missing. We
smile at the commotion in hen-yard
over Il misplaced chicken, but when a
Royal Bengal's" baby falls out of bed,
the fuss the father and mother beasts
make about it is likely to be terrible
rather than comic especially if lot of
other wild creatures Join in with them
in their outcries The Philadelphia
Times gives the following incident at
the Zoo"
In the menagerie there are six as 1.-the
and brightly marked tigers as any body
ever saw. One morning at daylight the
keepers were urpr,sed by an unusual
commotion among the cat-animals The
men got out strong ropes, lassoes and
nets, believing that some of the more
formidable of the wild beasts were out
of their dens. They approached the
wide stairs cautiously and entered the
room. The tiger-den was scene of
fierce confusion, and the other animals
shared the excitement. The men adj
vanced to the front of the den and were
met with demonstrations of anger.
Lying close to the wall in one corner
was huge Bengal tiger. and at her
side pair of beautifully marked cubs,
with eyes closed Ike young kittens.
With cries of wonder the men gazed at
them, for they were only day old.
Still they could not understand why all
the wild beasts should seem so restless.
One of the keepers, following the eye
of huge panther, shouted:
Look, boys! One has got out and is
on the fioor!"
One cub had crept through the cage
and tumbled out, and wandered around
until it had tired out and gone to sleep.
When one of the men carefully
picked it up it uttered feeble
cry. The scene that followed
made those men, used to danger as they
are, white with fear The tigers bent
the bars of their cages, and the lions
roared in unison with the shrieks of the
other animals
To attempt to put the cub through
the bars into the cage from which ithad
fallen was certain death to whoever I'M
dertook it, for with their long forearms
and their curved claws the tigers would
have torn to shreds whatever had been
in reach,
Finally one of the cooler-headed
keepers took the little speckled, sight
less beast. and climbing MP the end of
the den, opened the small hole left for
for ventilation, and dropped the CAUSE
of all the trouble at the feet of its
mother. She tenderly placed it beside
her other offspring, lay down herself,
and in two minutes the cunning look
ing kitten was taking its nourishment,
and every thing soon quoted down. -.
YOUTHS Companion.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-13
One Dollar Per Year.

she said she could not find the doctors
anywhere, and everybody had forgotten
where they lived. so that no one conld
90 after them. I'm sorry" said Mite,
'.but it can't be helped, for you know
we live in the Land of Short Mem
cries "
Then George cried more bitterly. II
wish could 90 home," he siad, II am
sure / shall die here! | wish could go
home l would never forget to mind
mother againw
AS soon as he had said this, he heard
a familiar voice pleading: INA, mayn't
/ go for Georges medicineP won't
forget TO bring itr'
George turned slowly in his little bed
and saw his sister May. Next, his eyes
rested on his mother, who looked very
pale and thin, but sweet and smiling.
"Oh, ma, have come back to youP"
he cried, with sigh.
1--WE hope SO, Georgia replied his
mother. you have had bad fever,
just like Mays, and been very sick, but
you soon Will get well now.
"Did May die because | forgot her
medicine?"
"No. Father came home and got it
for her. and she is well now, and has
helped me take care of you; but you
have not seemed to know her, and have
called her Mite ever since you were
taken sick"
Mother" said George, very earn
estly, 81 am going to try not to forget
things any more!n
And George did try. When he be-
came we'll, he was sent upon errands;
he always thought of Mite, and tho
cruel, and the doctors, and the Land of
Short Memories, where he went in his
fever-dreams, and he was cured of the
very bad habit of forgetting his duty. -
| S. S. Coll, in Home Visitor
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-13
Answered the Trumpet Call.

Rev. j. G. Wood, the well-known
English writer on natural history, re-
lates the following true story in his re-
cent book on the horse:
"Some years ago an elderly gentle
man died, leaving to his widow all his
property, including an old and stad
horse. 1t so happened that there was
review in the neig6borhood, and the
old lady, who was stone-deaf, drove
over to see it. During the maneuvers
regiment of cavalry passed her, and
as they did so the trumpeter blew on
his instrument some signal, which she,
from her deafness, did not hear. The
horse, however, heard and understood
the trumpet call. Old as he
was, he sprang off at full
speed, galloped into the ranks.
and put himself in line with perfect ac-
curacy. The signal to charge was then
given, and off went the horse with his
comrades The old lady shrieked and
dragged at the reins to no purpose.
Where the regiment went the horse
went; when il wheeled he wheeled, and
when it charged he charged, dragging
his expostulating mistress after him
throughout the whole of the maneu-
vers.
"After the review was over the Off
GERS crowded round the old horse, who
evidently had belonged to the cavalry.
and offered very high price for him. in
order to make regimental pet of him.
The offers, however, were refused. -
Hdrper's Young People.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-13
PlTH AND POINT.

"A new book is entitled Hold Up
Your Heads, Girls" We trust that
they won't as long as they wear the
present style of hat Boston Post.
Manga man who thinks he is going
to set the world atire finds to his sorrow
that somebody has turned the hose on
him,-New HareR News.
Patient: "What do you think of a
warmer climate for me, doctor?" Doc
tor: "Great Scott! man, isn't that just
what / am trying to save you from?"
Mrs. Minks: II see the Empress of
Austria says she dearly loves Ameri-
cans.' Mr.. Minks: "Well well! Is
she going to act or lecture" Omaha
World.
--"Was she his wifep" asked mar
ried woman of an acquaintance. Eyes.
Why do you askP" because they were
SO Jolly together. You don't often see
married people jolly together in public,
you know. - Harper's Weekly.
Women do not swear, but the pro-
fancst man in America would give five
dollars if he could initiate the express
sion of good woman when she hits
her thumb with the hammer and says
"Mercy on Bwdette.
Teacher The object of this lesson
is to inculcate obedience. Do you know
what to obey lisp Apt Pupil-Yes,
marin; | obey my pa. Eyes, that s
right. Now tell me why you obey your
father?" because he biggern me. y
N. T. Telegram.
old lawyer Ito young partner) -
Did you draw up old Moneybag's
willP Young partner-Yes, sir; and so
tight that all the relations in the world
can not break it, Old lawyer with
some disgust)-The next time there is a
will to be drawn up I'll do it myself. =
NJ Y. Sun
M mister Gin grocery store)-I am
pleased to see, Mr.. Sugarsand, that
motto on the wall, Honesty is the best
policy" 1t will pay you from a bust
ness point of view, to say nothing OF
any thing else. Mr.. Sugarsand (hope-
fully)-I hope so, sir; but / haven't
tried itlong enough yet to make fair
test of it.-M Y. Sun.
Youth Tin the barber's chair) j
say, do you think I'll ever have mus
tache? Barber (after thorough eS>hl-
ination) Well, l can't say as | do.
"Hem, that's vewy odd Why, my
gov'ner has a tremendous mustache. v
"Ah! that may be; but perhaps you
take after your mat Worcester Ga
| zeHe.
-"No, George" she said, II can moi
marry you. l shall always esteem you
as a friend, but can not be your wife. -"
George hesitated. "Clara," sa d he,
brokenly, twill you grant me one favor
before l go away foreverp" Eyes,
George" she replied, kindly. "What
is it?" please put your refusal down
on paper I'll feel safer. "-Harper''
Bazar.
The son of butcher had great diff
ficulty in fractions, although his teach
er did his very best. ''Now, let us sup
pose," said the teacher, 'that custom
er came to you father to buy five pound,
of meat, and you father had only foul
to sell-what would he doP" "KeeT
his hand on the meat while he was
we ghingit," was the candid answer. =
Chicago Standard.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-13
The Proper Thing.

"Did you hear that Isaacs, the pawn
broker, had recently been presented
with triplets?" said Sam Sample.
NO." replied Peabody Jamison.
"But it is quite the proper thing"
"Why was ftp"
Three bawls. you know. "-Mer-
chant T'rareler.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-13
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
THE FOUR SEASONS.
Recitation for Little Girls.


am Spring, little maiden
With green leaves and blossoms laden.
See the soft blue sky above me-
All the birds and children love me-
Nc the world is glad to greet
bring breezes fresh and sweet.
am Spring
]. too, am q welcome conner,
Every one is glad OF Summer.
bring many happy hours,
And l bring the lovely flowers.
From school let the children out;
echo every laugh and shout.
am Summer.
am Autumn, blithe and gay,
Only little while stay.
give fruits with lavish hand
bring colors rich and grand;
Beauty follows where / go,
Making hills and valleys glow.
i am Autumn.
",
am Winter, merry and bright,
cover earth with mantle Of white,
j bring clear and bracing air,
HIRING sports both rich and rare:
Though winds and storms have about
Nobody would do without me.
s7 am Winter.
ALL Joining hands).
We are the four glad Seasons
That come to you every year,
Bringing bounteous measure
OF health and comfort and cheer.
You give us hearty welcome,
And we thank you here to. day;
But Seasons are ever fitting,
We must say good bye and-away!
e L. Rrotcn. in Golden DAYS.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-13

Some one says that a man who has
been struck by lightning can not swim.
He doesn't want to swim. What he
needs in nine cases out of ten, after be-
ing struck by lightning. is a cheap and
transformations funeral. - Norristoca
Herald
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-13

The freight on apples from New
York to Liverpool is sixty-two and one
half cents a barrel. and good quality
brings from three to four dollars bar,
rel.-N. ]. Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-13
MAD MONARCHS.
me Prevalence Of Lunacy Among
Royal Families.

Luz Sig-Ivan, the Cruel-Paul-Constan
Observation-Disclosures ezzar-Tiberi
DOmitian-Theodoric- Three
Charles-Frederick william.
Telegram-herald., 1887-07-15

4 ". Wao1 : IA tae city 10E iss days
looxllx zftsr ssaas i4Elbsf Business
Prof Asas-zy. tAs alssnerisE. ecntlnaes
g. 6ras lzFzs saSilsnees Al ths ODsrs
b0Izs
gate au4ssf of Nssksgonitss ssBt 10
koaa L4ke yesfsrasy % ossx N the vxters
sAa1s sEa So.
AW Chamberlain. l. able 70 be oas ag1sn
s.lsr esins l4is uP tor nontA o. more
slta o'oksn ieg
TIE usx oarge oeieg built by the NJ q.
s a - X .ssxs a. il y might DC con
vs- iaassg asso isg p.enle ground
n A Wolf has sod has inter,ss IN the
Gfn f Nsl-s & Wosd - l. Z. becnsn-
H. Wc.a las a0t decided whether lie sill
20 Int3 t4e music 6aslasss again.
Lewis Bsown. Of baralo. \. A., has ar
rived AeFe - take eaArgs Of Brown
fisaas elotaiaz house. Mr.. Goldsmith
late rasnager OF tie store vail soon engage
Ia he clothing business On his own ac~
c0uRt IA this city.
Ths 6sht between Dick Eagles and Joe
NeD1aald wl.i take place tomorrow. The
ngnt Is 10 Do with tso-ounce gloves 10 a
aeish fSr go. The winner 10 take al the
gate receipts Patsy Carroll - training
MeDonzit al Port sherman and Tim qua
iey. OF Grand Rapids. IS handling hngirs-
A couple OF weil-kno.n young inen. OF
this city, went oGt Oh spree yesterday ana
wcnnd up Al Port sherman, where they
GOT fall and were iaid out IA the sun. Nnsn
they s5bered I'D one OF them attempted 10
drown himself ia the river. but was pre-
vented o. friends. Their names viii De
published II they ar caught IN such =
plight again.
Telegram-herald., 1887-07-15

jsEs ~akaF gets ssntaDse from
Jujzs hsaaarr whicn = uadoubtssilv
squvtient 10 imprisonment for lie
SHssf's sre and feeble besish naturally
excite 3 iseiing q sympathy for him.
bat it = barsiy worth whiie 70 worry
nnca over hls fate. fie vss slrsady an
OF man when he committed she crime %
which hs hes been convicted Graz
hairs are deserving e rsspsst only when
they sr= sesnzspsassa BY qaafties whiea
can fe respsFts3 The cid nsn Who bss
not lsarne3 ~,Slom Bos usieritv hSs no
right 81 clAiza sxafnptson erpu, the eossas.
qreoees of eis sins sHAR7 usaf tie
c'esk of reepectsoiiity % concsa. his
cxinss. e-lt he Tas f,und ous. Re dad
3 fair trial. the ssiiance left ne 1rubt or
his guilt. srd be m1st snTar tae cou~a-
suences. The iadivi6usl criminal = sos
slcne ~ Be considered. The nora EJECT
upcn societv = qunts ss important eon-
sis1ersf1os. Lenszncy sowa~a sssRp
would destroy r. a z~sst degree tl,e aif.s.f
ucor s,ciefy ~ bis convection. II = nst-
- taaf ore nsn shoud srFsr taan fhns
uore crimes IKE his shcald os saeoar-
asd.